Port St. Lucie business-
es will have an opportuni-
ty on June 6 to increase
their familiarity in the
community.
Businesses can set up
free booths from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m.. at the Port St.
Lucie Civic Center for a
business expo, City Coun-
cilwoman Linda Bartz
said.
As of May 29, 110 busi-
nesses had signed up, she
said.
Businesses will have the
chance to network and the
event, "will give the com-
munity the opportunity to
see what's out there," she
said.
Ms. Bartz said the event
also includes food ven-
dors and activities bor
children.

School financial
outlook
deemed stable

Fitch Ratings, a compa-
ny'that rates bonds, has
given St. Lucie County
School District "A" and
"A+" ratings on its bonds,
according to a "Business
Wire" article supplied by
the district.
The district received the
high ratings because of its
low director debt burden
and adequate debt service
coverage.
Despite declines in rev-
enue and h,erollment, the
article notes that Fitch.
expects the district will
"retain adequate financial
flexibility despite a pres-
sured operating environ-
tnent."

By Jay Meisel '
meisel@hometownnewsol.com
PORT ST. LUCIE -
Frank Carfagna, .who
owns Frank's Barber
Shop, said a nian who
asked him to invest in
his company was a cus-
tomer for years.
In fact, he said, James
William Downing had
convinced him previ-
ously to make what was
a legitimate investment.

That helped persuade
him, he said, to invest
about $50,000 with Mr.
Downing, who made a
good pitch for his new
company, Health Solu-'
tions for Life.
"He was as smooth as
anything," Mr. Carfagna
said.
The problem, authori-
ties said, is that Mr.
Downing took about
See BILKING, A2

Lawman

wins national Hi

award A

By Jay Meisel
Meisel@hometownnewsol.com
ST. LUCIE COUNTY For Detec-
tive Mark Spector, who specializes
in nabbing child predators on the
Internet, the case started out in typical
fashion.
Detective Spector, who is with the St.
Lucie County Sheriff's Office, was in an
Internet chat room where he portrayed
himself as a father with children. An adult
looking to have sex with children contacted
him.
What made the case stand out, however,

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Director of FAU campus to retire

* By Jay Meisel .
meisel@hometownnewsol.com
PORT ST., LUCIE As
principal of Lincoln Park
Academy, Gerri McPherson
oversaw a school that
received national recogni- '
tion.
And as a Florida Atlantic
board of trustee member
and then vice president, she
oversaw dramatic growth at'
FAU's Port St. Lucie campus.
But Ms. McPherson, shies
away from taking the credit.
"It's about bringing every-
one together,"'she said.
She said it was the faculty,

Gerri McPherson
students and others work-
ing together, along with the

administration, that led to
the successes.
Ms. McPherson, a resi-
dent of Vero Beach, will
retire June 30 after 36 years
in education, as a teacher,
principal and administrator.
She leaves FAU as the uni-
versity's branch campus is
looking at some fundamen-
tal changes to meet today's
needs.in education n.
About the time she
became an FAU board of
trustee member in 2001,
work on the new joint cam-
pus began.
Since then, the campus
has expanded, Harbor

Branch Oceanographic
Institute has become part of
FAU and Palm Pointe Char-
ter School, which is operat-
ed by FAU, opened in Port
St. Lucie.
"I feel like I've grown up-
with this campus," Ms.
McPherson said. "We've
seen nothing, but strong
expansion and growth, of
FAU in this community."
Her retirement comes-as
it appears the increasing
focus at FAU's Port St. Lucie
campus will be on graduate
education.
See DIRECTOR, A3

Looking for support for rail project

By Jessica Tuggle
jtuggle@hometownnewsol.com
TREASURE COAST -
Cities, counties and
organizations are banding
together in support of
bringing passenger rail
back to the Treasure Coast.
The Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Coun-
cil, based in Stuart, is ask-
ing relevant entities,
including private and gov-
ernment organizations, to

write a resolution to Gov.
Charlie Crist asking him to
prioritize an intercity rail
project as part of the feder-
al. economic stimulus
package for the state,
The resolutions are also
being sent to state Trans-
portation Secretary
Stephanie Kopelousos in
hope the project will see
the light of day.
The project, known as
the intercity rail compo-
nent of the FEC corridor

project from Jacksonville
to Miami, is in competition
with other transportation
projects, including a rail
project in Central Florida
going from DeLand
through downtown Orlan-
do to Poinciana.
The current East Coast
railway plan is a revival of a
rail plan proposed in 2000-
01 that was put on the
backburner, primarily
because of lack of federal
funds, said Kim Delaney of

that the investigation
led to the arrest of a second adult suspect in
another state who was abusing a 4-year-old
girl.
For his persistence in the case, Detective
Spector was one of six investigators nation-
ally to receive the. 2009. Child Protection
See AWARD, A4

Yard sale

to benefit

Molly's

House

By Kara Low
Special to Hometown News
Tired of clutter? Then turn
unwanted stuff into cash
while supporting a good
cause.
The second annual
Hometown News commumfi
ty yard sale, benefiting
Molly's House, will be held
July 11 from 8 a.m.-noon at
Hometown News headquar-
ters in Fort Pierce.
The sale supports Molly's
Hour, a local organization
that provides temporary
housing for patients and
families receiving medical
care on the Treasure Coast.
Start planning now to get
rid of unwanted gifts accu-
mulated throughout the
years, while supporting a
worthy organization. .
For a $35 tax-deductible
fee, individuals, businesses
and vendors receive a 10-
See BENEFIT, A3

Detective

lauded for

cracking

burglary

case

By Jay Meisel
Meisel@hometownnewsol.com

ST. LUCIE COUNTY-The
group of juveniles named
their gang "the Robin
Hoods," but they didn't take
from the rich and give to the
poor. :,
'They took from the peo-
ple in the neighborhood and
gave to their friends," said
Wes Harbin, a detective with
the St. Lucie County Sheriff's
Office.
For his work in investigat-
ing the gang and stopping a
rash of burglaries, Detective
Harbin was named Detective
of the Quarter for the last four
months in 2008.
He received one of several
awards given out during the
office's quarterly awards cer-
emony last week.
Detective Harbin said his
See CASE, All

the Treasure Coast Region-
al Planning Council.
It's back at the forefront
with money from the stim-
ulus package available, she
said.
"We're asking economic
development boards,
tourism entities, hotel and
lodging organizations, real
estates groups, to help
push this forward, hitting
all cylinders," said Ms.
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$350,000 from investors,
but never used the money
to sell a product.
"Downing used the vic-
tim's money to purchase
vehicles, purchase liquor,
purchase food and pay
personal bills...," an arrest
affidavit said.
Last week, the St. Lucie
County Sheriff's Office
arrested Mr. Downing, 46,
of 2414 S.E. Blackhorse
Drive, Port St. Lucie, and
charged him with failure to
register securities, making
fraudulent transactions,
falsification or conceal-
ment of facts and organ-
ized scheme to defraud."
Jeff Buchanan, an inves-
tigator with the Sheriff's
Office, said authorities
accuse Mr. Downing of
committing a Ponzi

James William Downing

scheme.
A Ponzi scheme involves
taking in money for a spe-
cific purpose and using
money received from sub-
sequent investors or cus-
tomers to pay back previ-
ous investors, instead of
the purpose for which the
money was invested.
The problem, authorities
say, is that eventually, not
enough new investors are

found, and there's no
money to pay back the
previous bnes.
Mr. Downing spent time
in prison for a similar type
of scam, Detective
Buchanan said.
Investors, including Mr.
Carfagna, told authorities
they would not have
invested money with Mr.
Downing had they known
of his criminal record.
"He (Mr. Downing) knew
how to talk the talk,
because he had been doing
this for so long," Detective
,Buchanan said.
Mr. Carfagna said after
he invested money, he was
told he would receive a 15
percent return on, his
investment every 45 days.
He received part of his
money back, but a couple
of checks bounced.
"After that everything
went downhill," Mr.
Carfagna said.
It appeared to him that
Mr. Downing was giving
some money back, with
hopes of getting more
investors to buy in as part-
ners, he said.
But he declined the
opportunity after the
checks bounced, feeling he
had enough of it, he said.
Mr. Carfagna said he ini-
tially thought the idea for
the company was good, as
people are concerned
about their health.
But the problem is that
Mr. Downing "never rein-
vested the money
received; all he did was live
off of it," Mr. Carfagna
said.
Mr. Downing rented an
office, but no business
occurred there, the arrest

affidavit states.
A man told authorities
he met Mr. Downing
through baseball and that
Mr. Downing offered him a
job, according to the affi-
davit.
While working for Mr.
Downing, the man told
authorities that "no busi-
ness was conducted and
he saw no products," the
affidavit said.
The man said, "once
people started approach-
ing him about Downing
owing them money, he
quit," the affidavit says.
Mr. Downing claimed to
have an agreement with
Walgreen's to sell his prod-
uct, but Walgreen's denied
that, according to the affi-
davit.
A company that was sup-
posed to ship a product to
Mr. Downing said it was
never produced, as Mr.
Downing sent a worthless
check, the affidavit said.
The largest single invest-
ment of about $155,000
came from an Illinois man,
who said he later discov-
ered that Mr. Downing had
opened a credit card
account in his name, the
affidavit said.
The man told authorities
he was promised a 15 per-
cent return every 45 days,
but only received $15,000,
according to the affidavit.
Other than the Illinois
man, the investors were
primarily from Port' St.
Lucie and Martin County.
The Sheriff's Office is
requesting contact from
anyone else who made an
investment with Mr.
Downing.

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foot by 10-foot booth to dis-
play items at the event.
"If people take a booth for
$35, then anything they take
in is theirs to keep," said
Louise Murtaugh, executive
director of Molly's House.
Ms. Murtaugh encourages
the community to take
advantage of the yard sale as
opposed to holding individ-
ual garage sales because,
"collectively, it will draw a

Director
From page Al
That's partly a result of
Indian River Community Col-
lege becoming Indian River
State College. :
Traditionally, many of the
Indian River Community Col-
lege students attended IRCC
for two years and then com-
pleted their bachelor's
degrees at FAU.
But as IRCC now offers
bachelor's degrees and state
resources have become more
limited, it's important to
avoid duplicating efforts, she
said.
"We need to adjust what
we're doing to better serve the
community." she said.
When MICC proposed
offering, bachelor' degrees.'

larger crowd so there will be
more people and more
opportunity to sell their
items."
Additionally, Hometown
News is sponsoring a raffle
featuring items donated by
local businesses and com-
munity members.
So far, raffle items have
been donated by Wal-Mart,
St. Lucie Battery & Tire,
Heathcote Botanical Gar-
dens, Savanna Club Golf
Course, Wada Wash car
wash, McKee Botanical Gar-
dens, A Day of Delight Spa

FAU ,officials voiced concern
about the possibility of dupli-
cation.
But now, Ms. McPherson
said, the institutions have a
good working relationship to
serve the community.
With other community col-
leges in the FAU region offer-
ing bachelor's degrees, FAU
felt it was important to look at
its strategic plan and "see
where we're going to be in 10
years," she said.
Plans aren't for the FAU
branch campus to become a
traditional university setting,
where students graduate,
then come to campus to
obtain their degrees, she said.
That would not fit the need
in the community, she said,
noting that the average age of
students is 30.
FAU also wants to offer pro-

and more.
.All. money raised from
booth space sales and
Hometown News -spon-
sored raffle will benefit
Molly's House.
"Last year's event raised
$1,000, so we hope we can
raise at least that much and
more this year," Ms.
Murtagh said.
As an added incentive for
businesses to participate,
Hometown News will recog-
nize them in newspaper
advertisements for the
event, as well as in any radio

grams that fit with the emerg-
ing emphasis on scientific
research, she said.
Regardless of .the, changes
and growth of the campus,
shesaid, her focus has always
been on the needs of stu-
dents.
As a former student herself,
Ms. McPherson received her
bachelor's degree from the
University of Florida, .her
master's degree from the Uni-
versity of North Florida and
her education specialist
degree from FAU.
From 1973 to 1992, she
worked as a teacher in the
Duval and St. Lucie County
school, districts, as. :an
adjunct instructor for FAU,
primary specialist and assis-
tant principal at Fairlawn,
Elementary School and prin-
cipal of St. Lucie Elementary.

Angie Beck and Elizabeth
Walker set up shop for the
inaugural Hometown News
Community Yard Sale in
2008, which benefited
Molly's House in Stuart.

'File photo
spots produced for the
event.
Those who can't partici-
pate are encouraged to
donate anything from gift
cards to store items to sup-
port Molly's House.
Limited space is available
and will be provided on a
first come, first serve basis.
No reservations will be
accepted after June 29.

To reserve your space,
make a donation or for more
information, call (772) 465-
5656.

She was principal of EK.
Sweet Magnet School from
1992 to 1999 and served the
same role at Lincoln Park
from 1999 to 2003.,
While she served as princi-
pal at Lincoln Park, students
received the highest FCAT
reading, mathematics and
writing scores of any school
in St. Lucie, Martin and Indi-
an River counties. -
She- was an area'assistant
superintendent for St. Lucie
County from 2003 to 2004,
when she became campus,
vice president for FAU.
I One of the most rewarding
aspects of her career, 'she
said, is seeing her students
grow up and lead successful
lives.,
"I see people who were my
students and they have their
children in school," she said.

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Part, of the jewelry business,
of course, is the use of gold.
But in today's market the
use of gold is different. We
once used a customer's
gold for their keepsake
pieces, for example, using
their Father's wedding band
for the new husband's wed-
ding band. Now of course,
we are buying gold, not just
for use in your custom
pieces, but just as a means
of recouping money. The
state of Florida requires a
lot of paperwork that has to
be processed when buying
precious metals, so it is
very important to be aware
of state laws governing this.
When buying gold from the
public we are required to
hold the jewelry we buy for
two weeks we do pay for the
scrap when it is sold to us.
'We offer an additional per-
cent more for your money if
you apply the amount as a
trade' in, Many customers'
are somewhat insulted that.
we ask for photo ID and fin-
gerprint thdm, as if they had
done something wrong, but
we are only following the
letter of the law. When it
does become time for you
to do something with your
extra gold remember to use
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Award
From page Al
Award from the U.S.
Department of Justice last
month.
"The people of St. Lucie
County have every reason to
be proud of Detective Spec-
tor's work to protect chil-
dren from Internet-based
sexual predators," Sheriff
Ken Mascara said in a press
release.
In law enforcement cir-
cles, Detective Spector is
"known as a bulldog when it
comes to the investigation
of sex crimes," the sheriff
added.'
Offenders should realize
.that Detective Spector is so
meticulous that if convicted
they will serve "a long
prison term," Sheriff Mas-
cara said.

Detective Spector has
trolled the Internet since
1997 searching for child
predators.
Over the years, he's
nabbed a Miami weather-
man, law enforcement offi-
cers, an army sergeant in
Iraq, businessmen and oth-
ers who sought sex with
children.
But Detective Spector
said his fulfillment doesn't
come from prominent
arrests or getting awards.
"The biggest reward I get
out of it is knowing a child is
protected," he said. "You
can't beat that reward."
The 2008 case that won
Detective Spector the award
began when Lonnie Waite of
Ashland, Mass., contacted
him in the chat room when
he posed as an adult,
according to Detective
Spector and the press

release.
Mr. Waite, who later plead
guilty to child abuse and
other related charges and is
serving a 20-year sentence,
wanted to find an adult who
would allow him to have sex
with their children, Detec-
tive Spector said.
He also talked about
wanting to have sex with his
own child, authorities said.
Detective Spector said
the man also told him that
he has received videos from
a father in New Hampshire.
His investigation resulted
in the identification of the
second adult suspect.
Those videos showed
someone abusing a child
under age 12, Detective
Spector said.
He then contacted Mass-
achusetts authorities, who
obtained a search warrant
for Mr. Waite's residence, he

said.
After Massachusetts State
Police investigators arrest-
ed Mr. Waite on a warrant
from Florida, Detective
Spector said he contacted
the New Hampshire State
Police.
Investigators in New
Hampshire arrested
Dominic Pace of New
Hampshire and rescued the
4-year-old girl from resi-
dence, he said.
Mr. Pace confessed to
sexually abusing the child
and was sentenced to 40
years in prison, followed by
lifetime probation, Detec-
tive Spector said.
Detective Spector investi-
gates his cases as part of the
Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force for
South Florida. He said the
head of the task force in
Broward County nominated

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him for the award.
"These are officers who
are dedicated to protecting,
children," he said.
It's not uncommon, he
said, for many of his inves-
tigations to involve sus-
pects from other states.
The defendant furthest
away, however, was the U.S.
Army sergeant in Iraq.
The sergeant, he said,
sent him child pornogra-
phy.
He contacted military
authorities, who eventually
arrested him.
Detective Spector said he
would not be so successful
in catching such predators
without the cooperation of
the task force and other law
enforcement officers.
But .his most important
support, he said, comes
from Sheriff Mascara who
puts a priority on catching
child predators.
Despite such investiga-
tions becoming publicized,
he said, that hasn't deterred
child predators from believ-
ing they can get away with
abusing children using the
Internet.
They can go on the Inter-
net and take advantage of
its anonymity, he said.
"That's why some of them
use the Internet to facilitate
these crimes," he said.

1482 S.W. San Sebastian, Port St.
Lucie, was arrested May 25 and
charged with grand theft.
*Roseann Gauthier Bertagna,
50,1151 S.W. Southworth Terrace,
Port St. Lucie, was arrested May
22 and charged with battery and
two counts of child abuse.
*Allinton Keton Greene, 22,
2126 S.E. Shelter Drive, Port St.
Lucie, was arrested May 23 and
charged with fleeing and eluding,
resisting an officer without vio-
lence and being an accessory
after the fact.
*Paul Gregory Winant Jr., 24,
2518 S.E. Oaklyn St., Port St.
Lucie, was arrested May 24 and
.charged with armed robbery.
*Kurt Michael Brooks, 37, 2518
Oaklyn St., Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 24 and charged with
armed robbery.
*Charles Anthony Latos, 31,
1031 S.W: John McCormack Ter-
race, Port St. Lucie, was arrested
May 25 and charged with being a
habitual traffic offender.
*Thomas Charles Roggio, 39,
536 S.W. Sara Blvd., Port St.
Lucie, was arrested May 26 and
'charged with possession of a con-
trolled substance without a pre-
scription.
S. Craig J. Cottrell, 18, 1381 S.E..
Ladner St., Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 26 and charged with
burglary of a vehicle, giving false
information to a pawnbroker and
dealing in stolen property.
*Billy Dehomme, 23, 425 S.W.
Sail Terrace, Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 26 and charged with
third-degree, grand theft, two
.counts of credit card fraud and two
counts of-criminal use of personal
identification:
*Stefan Andrew Jan Convalius,
30, 1862 S.W. Norman Lane, Port
St. Lucie, was arrested May 27
and charged with possession of a
firearm by a convicted felon.

St. Lucie County
Sheriff's Office
.*George Allen Smith, 54, 5002
Regina Drive, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
burglary and cruelty to an animal.
*Theresa Platt, 34, 340 S.E. Sol-
ida Drive, Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 20 and charged with
child neglect and violation of pro-
bation. She was on probation for
operating a vehicle while license
suspended.
*Tommy Adams, 33, 2100 San
Diego Drive, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 20 and charged with
violation of probation. He was on
probation for being a habitual traf-
fic offender.
*Denard Myles Parker, 33, 2806
Avenue G, Fort Pierce, was arrest-
. ed May 20 and charged with viola-,
tion of probation. He was on pro-
bation for driving under the
influence and possession of
cocaine.

*Tonie Denise Williams, 31,
3803 Avenue L, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 20 and charged with
obtaining or attempting to obtain a
controlled substance by fraud.
*Robert Michael Macy, 20, 428
N.W. Lincoln Ave., Port St. Lucie,
was arrested May 20 and charged
with tampering with a witness.
*Walter Parks, 57, 1610 North
14th St. Fort Pierce, was arrested
May 19 and charged with
sale/delivery of cocaine and pos-
session of cocaine.
*Elliot Lewis Peterson, 33, 1021
S.W. Coleman Ave., Port St. Lucie,
was arrested May 21 and charged
with violation of probation. He was
on probation for sale/delivery of
ecstasy.
*Carol Lynn Bennett, 49, 2262
S.E. Rich St., Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
violation of probation. She was on
probation for grand theft.
*Christyle D. McDuffie, 26, 2634
Heathcote Drive, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 22 and charged with
being a habitual traffic offender.
.' Efren Trejo, 26, 2805 Ohio, Fort
Pierce, was arrested May 22 and
charged with possession of
cocaine with intent to sell or deliv-
er.
*Larry Slone, 52, 2713 South
19th St., Fort Pierce, was arrested
May 21 and charged with violation
of probation. He was on probation
for carrying a concealed weapon.
*.Vontravious M. Varn, 20, 1101
Beach Court,' Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
violation of probation. He was on
probation for possession of
cocaine and drug paraphernalia
and resisting an officer without vio-
lence.
*Felix Renal, 46, 1014 Northeast
17th Terrace, Homestead, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
violation of probation. He was on.
probation' for organized fraud.
*Sandra Decelle, 41, 1268
Sanderlin Ave., Orlando, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
two counts.of grand theft.*
*Brittany Dawn Goble, 23, 109
Fourth St., Paintsville, Ky., was
arrested May 21 and charged with
petit theft and possession of a
controlled substance without a
prescription.
*Frank James Cueto, 39, 5619
Clydesdale Lane, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
burglary.
*Endrick Y. Wyatt, 31, 740 Pine
Lakes Blvd., Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 21 and charged with
two.counts of making a false state-
ment to obtain public aid.
*Christopher Rafael, 21, 510
South 33rd St., Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 21 and charged with

shooting a deadly missile.
*Briant Keith Harrison, 25, 2601
Essex Drive, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 24 and charged with
being a habitual traffic offender
and violation of probation.'
*Jose Luis Iglasias, 37, 3550
South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 24 and charged with
robbery.
*Marshall Edward Leslie, 45,
101. Crestwood Drive, Goldsboro,
N.C., was arrested May 23 and
charged with driving While license
suspended, third-degree grand
theft, possession of 20 grams or
less of marijuana and introduction
of contraband into a jail.
*Cecilia Fogle, 20, 950 S.E.
West Virginia Drive, Port St. Lucie,
was arrested May 22 and charged
with violation of community con-
trol. She was on community con-
trol for giving false information to a
pawnbroker.
*George Dewey, 22, 3779 Car-.
tee St., Cocoa, was arrested May
22 and charged with being an
accessory after the fact.
*Brian J. Danes, 21, 349 S.W.
Kentwood Road, Port St. Lucie,
,was arrested May 22 and charged
with violation of probation. He was
on probation for possession of
cocaine.
*Walter Price, 34, 2207 Avenue
K, Fort. Pierce, was arrested May
22 and charged with violation of
probation. He was on'probation for
leaving the scene of an accident
with injuries. .
*Victor Gregg, 54, 2949 North-
east 11th Court, Fort Lauderdale,
was arrested May 25 and charged
with violation of probation. He was
on probation for grand theft.
*Shanna Kay Hazclief, 27,
4501 Birch Drive, Fort Pierce, was'
arrested May 25 and charged with
violation of probation. She was on
probation for two counts of
sale/delivery of oxycodone and
possession of oxycodone without
a prescription.
*Thomas Patrick Hunt, 26, 201
South 14th St., Fort Pierce, was
arrested May 23 and charged with
depriving means of communica-
tion, resisting an officer with vio-
lence, resisting an officer without
violence and aggravated, assault
with a deadly weapon.
*Evelyn Rebecca Favorite, 2.7,
3219 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Pierce,
was arrested May 23 and charged
with tampering with a victim, bat-
tery and hindering communication
to law enforcement.
S.Oneil Spence, 25, 3500 Pine
Valley St., Port St. Lucie, was
arrested May 22 and charged with
having a sex act with a minor.
*Juan Gamez Jr., 22, 3550 U.S.
1, Lot 43, Fort Pierce, was arrest-

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Kudos to the computer guy

I'm a relatively new reader of Hometown News online and
I just wanted to let you know just how informative and
helpful Sean McCarthy's "Compute This" column has been
to me. He is a real asset to your endeavors. He's a keeper.
Thanks.

What about a head tax?

I have a suggestion about school cutbacks and a way to
put a lot of money in the school coffers to keep teachers,
etc. Has anyone ever proposed a head tax?
That means, when you have a child in school, you pay this
tax. It wouldn't amount to a lot of money and wouldn't be a
burden to those who don't pay anything now, and it would
give some of us relief from having to foot the bill for those
children whose parents pay nothing.
This would apply to renters and others whose children
are being educated at the expense of those who pay school
taxes.
I have heard this works in other states and sounds like a
good idea, even if it takes putting to a referendum. We have
never complained about paying schooltaxes, as we have
three children and three grandchildren who have graduated
from local schools, and we paid their way.
Wouldn't it be a good idea for the school board to investi-
gate this possibility? Does anyone think they will?

More on Medicaid
t
This is in response to the rant about putting pictures on
Medicaid cards. This person is formally from New York, is
making fun of our state. What I want to know is, are they
down here draining our state, or do they have a job?

We should be outraged

Where is the outrage from law-abiding citizens when
innocent people are assaulted, raped and murdered by
armed and dangerous people who have no righl to be living,
among us, but have been heated with kid gloves hb) toleiamn
judges egged on by deceitful lawyers who benefit from our
lenient legal system? .
The national recidivism rate is approaching 50 percent,
which means that we can be certain many more crimes will
be combined by predators to whom the system gives egre-
gious releases.

Obama calls for more money

In a rare sign of candor, President Obama has admitted
he will need $58 billion in additional taxes to offset what he
calls "budgeting errors" that overstated revenues in his plan
to finance the overhaul of the nation's health care system.
This admission has not gotten a lot of attention, but it has
most serious implications for all of us who will be paying
higher and higher taxes for a program with questionable
benefits.
The Obama plan for government-run health care has the
following characteristics. Besides raising your taxes, do you
really want a program with the efficiency of the Post Office
and the compassion of the IRS?

Meaning of Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day weekend, we seem to, as in years
past, celebrate mattress sales and great deals at some store.
I find it a shame that we have thought of this date as "when
summer begins" and little else .
I'm not saying we should humble ourselves in grief, but to
celebrate what they have died for. Those. who have served,
and are serving are our best.
Those who feel it is just a chance to wolf down a burger
and abeer are out of myloop.

Remember your promises

As a candidate for the presidency, Barack Obama said
that his administration would avoid earmarks and live
within a strict budget.
He must have forgotten his pledge. He has signed several
pieces of legislation with unnecessary and expensive pork.

F.K. Sweet teacher
Nardi Routen of
Port St. Lucie
finishes a series of
cartwheels prom-
ised to her fourth-
grade class, if they
were to all score 4.0
or higher on the
FCAT exams this
year.

Mitch Kloorfain
chief photographer

Getting with an

I recently received a
special report on
exercise from the Mayo
Clinic and it had such
interesting information ,
that I wanted to pass some
of it along.
The first thing the report
did was clarify the differ-
ence between physical
activity which is any-
thing you do that burns
calories, including walking,
the dog and housework -
and exercise, which is a
planned form of physical
activity that has a specific
purpose.
Physical activity is great,
but regular exercise that
targets five areasis the best
for overall health.,
The five areas essential to
overall health and fitness
are: aerobics or cardiovas-
cular exercise, strength
training, core stability,
flexibility and balance..
The good news is many
exercises accomplish more
than one goal. For example,
I have found that the yoga
classes I'm taking work on
core stability, muscle
strength, flexibility and
balance.
Aerobic exercise increas-
es the capacity of the body
to use oxygen and improves
the efficiency of the heart,

lungs and blood vessels.
can help you lose weight
lower blood pressure an(
decrease risk of heart
disease and diabetes, as
well as some cancers.
A brisk walk is a good'
to begin an aerobic exert
program. The key is to
exercise for 30-60 minute
day, five days a week. Fin
something you like to do
.such as dancing or work
out to an exercise video,
S..tlking ouidours.drona
treadmill is not your cup
tea. The best exercise is t
one you'll do.
Strength training uses
free weights, resistance
bands, your own body
weight or machine to
increase muscle strength
and endurance. It's one c
the best ways to slo\i the
decline in muscle mass t
happens as we get older.
can help prevent falls an
injuries and keep you ab
to live independently
longer.
You can accomplish
strength training in just t

exercise program
or three sessions a week for center or having a few
20-30 minutes each. You sessions with a trainer will
can vary the muscle groups. set you on the right path.
)PPEL you use to avoid exercising Flexibility allows you to
the same muscles two days continue to move through
in a row, which can cause the full range of motion
injury. Start with 1- or 2- necessary for an independ-
pound weights and do ent, active life.
It about 12 repetitions.. Stretching before and
t, It might be a good idea to after you work out is very
d invest in a session with a important. Yoga and tai chi
personaltrainer at a club or are also helpful in main-
fitness center. You and tamining flexibility.
perhaps a friend can share Balance is so important
ay the cost and have a pro- as we get older, because we
cise gram set up to take into all worry about falls.
account your special needs Improved balance increas-
Les a andhelprv e. es your confidence and
d and help prevent injuries, allows you to do more,
Core stability refers to the because you're not as
ing area that supports your worried about falling.
if spine,,We ue.~toca9 l it the Again;' eercises such as
a ,abhs or abdominalimuycles. j7yoga:andtafiEliiwork ion'
of but it refers to all the balance, as does walking.
he muscles that help stabilize You can practice on your'
you. A strong core helps own by standing on one leg
your balance, combats bad while holding onto a chair
posture and helps with or counter for safety.
lower back pain. It sounds like a lot and
While sit-ups and you're probably wondering
h crunches are one kind of how to fit this all into a
of core exercise, they only week. I'll discuss that next
work one set of muscles, time.

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d
le

two

Pilates, which is an
exercise program named,
for its founder, yoga and
fitness balls are all.designed
to work on the core.
Techniques are very
important, so again, taking
a class at a community

Shelley Koppel is the
former editor of "Today's
HealthCare" magazine and
a-member of the National
Association of Science
Writers. E-mail questions to
, skoppel@bellsouth.net.

Columnist takes on new assignment

he Internet has been
around for a long
time now, long
enough for it to have
become a fixture in
modern life.
I've been surfing the
Web for more than 12
years, and if there is one
thing I've learned, it's that
the Internet is loaded
chock full of weird stuff.
I've seen things that
have made me laugh out
loud and things that have
made me wince with :
embarrassment for the
other guy.
There'are strange news
stories, Photoshopped
images that are so well
done it's hard to tell they
.are fake (no matter how
closely you look at the
pixels) and people. People
with stories so weird, they
'won't even let them on
Jerry Springer.
In the years that I've
spent surfing the Web, I've
developed finding weird-
ness online into sort of an
art form.
You see, a lot of what I
do (fixing computers) has
me waiting for an hour-
glass to go away or
waiting for a progress bar
to finish.
During that time, I find
myself often loading up
sites such as Fark.com,
Digg.com, Reddit.com, or
even 4chan.com, to pass
the time and there is no

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end to the amount of
strange stuff there. And
that's not to mention all
the stuff that gets for-
warded to me.
Have you ever opened
your e-mail and found 1
that someone has for-
warded you a story or a
picture so bizarre that it
had to be fake?
Spend any time online,
and you can't help but
stumble upon items that
are truly off the-wall and
hard to believe. .'
When I find something
that makes me laugh out
loud, I often save it. And
that can happen to me on
a daily basis.
Sometimes, I open my
e-mail and have a half
dozen messages waiting
for me to wade through
that have been forwarded
along dozens of times
before they get to me and
frankly, if it wasn't for
snopes.com, I would be
,hard pressed to distin-
guish the real stories from
the fake ones.
You see, one thing that
some people need to
learn about the Internet is
that "just because you

read it online, that does
not mean it's true."
In fact, I cannot stress
that enough. Sincerity is
no guarantee for truth;
sometimes the biggest
hoaxes online are the
ones written with the
most sincerity, so you
have to be real careful and
take everything you find
with a grain of salt.
A good resource for
verifying something is
www.snopes.com. Getting
into the habit of checking
things out on Snopes
could save people a lot of
embarrassment if only
they would remember.
So, why am I bringing
up all of this weirdness in
my computer column?
Well, a short time ago
the powers that be here at
Hometown News came up
with the idea that we put
together a "news of the
weird" column populated
with interesting and
bizarre stuff found online.
Now, I don't know if I
should be insulted or
flattered, but apparently,
as soon as the word
"weird".was uttered,
everyone thought of me.
So I got a call from my
editor, Tammy, and she
asked if that was some-
thing I thought I would be
interested in doing and of
course I said yes! I mean
how could I possibly turn
down the offer to do

another column?
OK, so what this all
means is that in addition
to writing this weekly
computer column, I will
al~o be contributing
"weird" articles and
tidbits th't I find online.
I will adhere,to copy-
right laws knd give credit
to the source and include
the disclaimer that "just
because youdread it does
noqt make it true."
I will even open my e-
mail to reader\submitted
stu ff. '
Got a weird story? Send
it to WeirdStories@Com-
puteThisOnline.com (with
no hyphens) and I'll look
it o er and possibly use it.
That only leaves the
.question of what to call
my tew column. After
careful consideration I
think I've decided on
"How weird is that?!?"
(special thanks goes out
to Christine for that
suggestion).
So, next week, this
column will go back to
helpful computer tips. My
new column is set to
debut on June 12.
And remember, "just
because you found it
online, that doesn't make
it true."

Sean McCarthy fixes
computers. He can be
reached at (772) 408-0680
or help@ComputeThisOn-
line.com (no hyphens).

By Jay Meisel
meisel@hometownnewsol.com
PORT ST. LUCIE -At t&e
"recently opened Physicians
Weight Loss Centers the
word, "diet" isn't common-
ly used.
"What we offer isn't just
another diet," said Ron Rip-
Iple, owner/manager. "It's a
lifestyle change.",
Mr. Ripple said the center
doesn't offer fad diets,
where weight is lost then
regained immediately.
Instead, he said, the cen-
ter teaches people to main-
tain a lifestyle that involves
'a healthier diet and smaller
portions of food.
For the past 30 years,
Physicians Weight Loss.
Centers, have taken great
pride in delivering compre-
hensive, medically- super-
vised and effective weight
loss programs.
Each center consists of a
a. board-;cytified physi-
cian, a lcensed unure and

staff counselors, who all
offer careful monitoring to
assure clients of sensible
and effective weight loss.
It is this careful medical
supervision that sets Physi-
cians Weight Loss Centers
apart from the competition
afid makes each of their
,programs a sensible and
effective way to lose excess
pounds and inches.
More than 1.5 million
dieters have achieved suc-
cess on their weight loss
and weight management
plans, center officials say.
Four weight loss plans
are offered to clients,
depending on their indi-
vidual needs.
Connie Lowe, an
owner/imanager, is a regis-
tered nurse for the Port St.
Lucie center. She previous-
ly opened a center in. Okee-
chobee.
Mr. Ripple said he saw
the success of that center
and decided to open one in
Port St. Lucie. His 'wife,

Celeste, jis also
owner/manager and his
daughter, Nicole, is the
center's certified medical
assistant.
The center is set up to do
blood and lab work, EKGs,
blood pressure, body
analysis and pulse is taken
once a week.,
Just because all of the
medical services are
offered, he said, people
shouldn't get the idea that
'the plans are expensive.
"It's very affordable," Mr.
Ripple said.
And it's also very sustain-
able. -
Counselors teach people
how to maintain their'
weight loss.
"Our diet programs are
key to solving your imme-
diate weight problems, but
we also, understand that
you, need a plan for main-
taining a healthy weight," a
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behavioral problems that
lead to weight gain.
"Our behavioral guid-
ance classes help you build
a positive self image while
teaching you to alter your
habits that contribute to
weight gain," it says.
Once the weight is lost,
clients participate in a.
weight-maintenance pro-
gram.
Mr. Ripple said he and
other staff members find it
rewarding to see clients
achieve their weight loss
goals. Some who are dia-
betics no longer need med-
ication.
Helping people achieve
that, he said, "is our pas-
sion."
The center is located at
1109 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd.
In the RiverGate Plaza. It's
open from 88 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday
and by appointment on
Saturday. The telephone
number is (772) 337-4348.

T haven't written a column
lin a while due to writer's
block, and drifting away
from my genealogy due to
life in general.
However, as I've always
said, when the genealogy
bug bites, it is always just
under the skin and it only
takes one little incident to
bring it back full force. In
this case, it was a simple
needle prick.
This came to pass just
recently in a most unexpect-
ed way. In fact, I didn't
believe it myself until it was
confirmed by others.

I had finally made an
appointment to have some
long-needed outpatient
surgery. The day came, and
of course, genealogy was the
last thing on my mind.
As I lay on the surgery
table, I was patted and
reassured by the nice nurses
that everything would be
fine. I would only be asleep
for a few minutes, and when
I woke up, everything would
be over. Then the nurse
slipped the needle into my
arm (almost painlessly).
A few minutes later, I was
instantly wide-awake. There

GENEALOGY
BRENDAK.
SMITH \

were two nurses standing
above my head, just out of
sight, having a conversation.
It concerned the sister of
one grandmother being
related to someone else in
the family, and they were
wondering what relation-
ship that made these people
to each other,

I was right there with
them. I remember saying,
"Oh, you are talking about
genealogy."
I'm sure they must have
been pretty surprised, and
maybe annoyed, to have the
patient join in on their
private conversation. They
answered me back and
agreed that they were
indeed discussing genealo-
gy. I told them I was a
genealogist and if only I had
my computer with me, I
could give them their
answer immediately; of all
times not to have my
computer with me and just
when I needed it. Why didn't
I think to take it to the
surgery room? Genealogy
lesson one: Always have
your data close at hand.
A few minutes later, a nice
nurse was slipping the
needle out of my arm, and I
asked her who was asking
the genealogy question.

"Oh, that was the surgery
nurses," she said. "You are
now in recovery."
We agreed that I must have
taken another little nap after
my conversation. I remem-
ber telling her that they had
my information, and if they
needed my help, they knew
where to find me. I guess
those drugs cause the ego to
inflate dramatically.
After leaving the facility, I
began to think about this
with skepticism, and suspect
that it was a dream, but it
seemed so real.
I didn't have any names or
faces to put with this
incident, and I didn't want to
make any biggest fool of
myself by going back and
asking everyone if it really
happened. So how was I ever
going to know if it was real or
a dream?
On my next visit, I asked
how long I had been asleep.
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possible to wake up in the
surgery room.
"Why?" asked the doctor.
"Did you want to?"
I explained that I thought
that maybe I had, but wasn't
sure if it was real or a dream.
The nurse chimed in at
this point.
"Yes, you woke up and
joined right in on the
conversation."
I was both embarrassed to
have intruded on someone's
conversation, and elated
that the mere subject of
genealogy could actually
bring me back from being
unconscious.
So with this thought in
mind, to my family and
friends, if I ever become
unconscious, slip into a
coma or suffer from demen-
tia or insanity (which runs in
my family), just start talking
to me about genealogy.
I will instantly regain
consciousness or sanity for
at least a few minutes, and
you can ask what you need
to know before I leave you
again.
Brenda Smith can be
reached at
BrendaKSmith@prodigy.net.
Treasure Coast Genealogi-
cal Society volunteers are at
the Fort Pierce Main Library
on Melody Lane every
Tuesday, from 9 a.m.-3p.m.
to help with research.

For Hometown News
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FORT PIERCE Fort
Pierce Jai-Alai has been a
Treasure Coast landmark
and favorite tourist destina-
tion since opening in 1974.
For 35 years, some of the
sport's best players have
taken to the court in sea-
sonal competition.
In 2007, the St. Lucie,
County Commission gave
approval to open and oper-
ate a poker room at the Jai-
Alai Fronton.
Since its opening in May
of 2008, thousands of play-
ers have won millions, cre-
ating new tax revenue for
the state, county and city of
Fort Pierce.
"We have always taken
pride in our excellent work-
ing relationship with the
city and county and we are
pleased to ,have brought

over 150 new jobs to the
Treasure Coast," said Stuart
Neiman, fronton assistant
general manager,
While the sport of Jai Alai
is played seasonally, the
facility operates year-round
off-track betting and simul-
casts of thoroughbred, har-
ness and greyhound racing
from around the country, as
well as Jai-Alai fromnits sister
facility in Miami.
Ken Lewis, the poker
room's director, takes great
pride in the facility he
helped to build, overseeing
construction throughout
2008.
"It's great to see some-
thing like this literally go
from the drawing board to
reality. We believe that we
have the most comfortable
and beautiful poker room in
the state," said Mr. Lewis.
The facility has a total of
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Agency seeks comments on map updates

For Hometown News
News@hometownnewsol.com
ST. LUCIE COUNTY -
St. Lucie County officials
want to alert residents
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vices officials are current-
ly seeking public com-
ment on a series of
updated maps that out-
lihe coastal areas, includ-
ing parts of St. Lucie
County.
The Coastal Barrier
Resources Act, estab-
lished in 1982, defines
geographical areas locat-
ed along the Atlantic,
Gulf of Mexico, Great
Lakes, Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Island
coasts, that may not be
eligible for federal fund-
ing in the event of a natu-
ral disaster or federal
flood insurance. These
maps outline more than
3.1 million acres.
New, digital maps cor-
rect mistakes that affect
private property, improve

customer services and
government efficiency.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services officials are seek-
ing public comment on
the new digital maps
before Monday, July 6.
A report on them can be
found online at

www.fws.gov/habitatcon-
servation/coastal_barri-
er.htm, while a hard copy
can be reviewed in the
press/public area outside
the St. Lucie County Com-
mission Chambers, Roger
Poitras Administration
Annex, third floor, 2300

Tim loannides, M.D.

Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
Questions regarding this
public comment process
should be directed to Gary
Frazer, assistant director
of Fisheries and Habitat
Conservation, at (202)
208-6394.

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reading my columns
should know by now
that I have no problem with
clients who feel they are
saving money by booking
themselves.
Who am I to tell folks they
shouldn't do this or that to
save money? I like saving
money, as well.
I would only ask that you
not use a travel professional
to find flights, cruises, hotels,
etc., and then go and book
them online. That's not fair to
us. We did the work and will
not get paid for our time and
g energy. And just for the
record, with the exception of
the airline tickets (service
fee), travel agencies generally
a can get the same pricing, if
not better, and it does not
cost you any more to book
with us. Let's get back to.
mistakes to avoid.
Most mistakes are very
common in nature; and even
the most savvy of travelers
make them, such ordering
tickets and misspelling a
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deciding factor on whether
you pay a change fee or not.
To avoid this very common
mistake, always look over
your documents before the
purchase is made.
Simple, you think?
Well, sometimes you
become so complacent when
you have done the same
thing over and over again that
you just do not see it before it
is too late.
Another mistake people
make has to do with legal
names.
Your name might be John
Anthony Smith, and all your
life you have gone byAntho-
ny (Tony for short, maybe).
Even your driver's license
says Anthony, but when you
apply for a passport and you
give them your birth certifi-
cate, they are going to use

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name.
Now you get to the airport
for an international flight. Lo
and behold, your ticket says
Anthony, but your passport
says John. You won't even get
past the first point of security.
You have two choices: you
can purchase a new ticket in
your legal name (and the day
of travel usually does not
offer the best fares) or go
home. You might be trying to
catch up with a cruise or tour,
so you would lose even more
money with this problem.
Another popular crisis has
to do with new brides.
A new bride may want to
go on her honeymoon as Mr.
and Mrs. Smith, but she
usually does not have
anything in her new name
yet by the time they go on
honeymoon.
So, it will be Mr. Smith and
Miss Jones flying to their
honeymoon destination.
The same goes with a
divorce. While you may want
to travel to celebrate the new-
found freedom and have not
had the chance to legally
change your name, you are
traveling still as Mrs. Smith
and will probably be
addressed as such. Ouch!
Hyphenated names such
as Mrs. Jones-Smith can
cause havoc in some anti-
quated computer systems.
There are no hyphens in
most, so it will appear as
though Jones is your middle
name.
Simple rule of.thumb:
whatever is on your passport
must be on your ticket.
Other issues have to do
With wrong city pairs. There
may be more than one
airport in the city you are
flying. Make sure you fly into
the one closest to the
destination.
International flights might
show a stop over in NewYork
City. Watch to make sure you
are flying in and out of the .
same airport. Cheaper flights
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might have you land in one
airport, but the next flight
may be leaving from another
airport, which will cost you a
taxi fare to get to the other
airport. This is a common
mistake in online bookings.
Still want to do it yourself?
I would like to remind you
that travel agencies are
forced to charge a service fee
for airline tickets.because we
are not paid by the airlines to
issue them.
Agencies have to pay a fee
for the global distribution
system that allows agents to
see all flights in and out of
airports, yet the airlines do
not feel compelled to pay us
commission to sell their
seats.
This issue caused a lot of
agencies to stop booking
airline tickets because it is
just not profitable and the
liability is huge. Those of us
who still book airline tickets
do so to help service our
clients. It is a great tool to
have when you are helping
plan a vacation.
A qualified travel consult-
ant can help you in so many
ways. They know how to read
the fare rules and regula-
tidns. They also follow the
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Case
From page Al
investigation began when
numerous burglaries
occurred in Silverlake
Estates, which is divided by
the county and the city of
Fort Pierce.
The burglaries generally
involved jewelry and guns,
but in at least one case, the
thieves stole about $35,000,
he said. Through contacts
with pawn shops and the
investigation, he said, he
learned about the gang.
The result was arresting six
juveniles and the burglary
rate dropped significantly,
Detective Harbin said.
He discovered the gang
sold drugs to females who
were old enough to pawn
items, he said.
Most of the victims were
Hispanic, Detective Harbin

said.
In the case of the money,
the gang apparently gave
some of it to friends, some of
whom bought cars. The gang
has apparently left the area,
Detective Harbin said.
Other awards included:
Detective of the Quarter
for the first quarter of 2009:
Deputy Santiago Martinez
was recognized for investi-
gating three major cases
involving trafficking in oxy-
codone. In one case, he dis-
covered the top level of an
organization that distributed
thousands of pills during a
year.
Distinguished Service
Award: Resident Jack Spivey
notified authorities on March
24 that he saw two men act-
ing suspiciously. That result-
ed in the arrest of two burgla-
ry suspects.'
Patrol Support Deputy of
the Quarter: Robert Howell

has been successful in work-
ing with students at the Dale
Cassens School, an alterna-
tive school.
*Patrol Operations Deputy
of the Quarter: Matt
Reynolds. Deputy Reynolds
responded to a hit-and-run
accident. He stopped the
fleeing driver and arrested
two suspects affiliated with a
motorcycle gang.
Several awards involved
lifesaving attempts:
On Feb. 9, 2009, Deputy
Vinnie Bonagura gave CPR to
a resident on the side of the
road. The man survived.
The same day Deputy
Troy Hetzer gave CPR to an
elderly man who had trouble
breathing. In spite of the
efforts, the man died.

Christopher Johnson, a
member of the general pub-
lic, witnessed a crash on
Florida's Turnpike, where a
vehicle rolled several times
and overturned, landing in a
canal. Mr. Johnson used his
truck to keep the vehicle
from submerging and pulled
the occupant from the vehi-
cle.
Detective Chris Gordineer
*and an unidentified woman,
who stopped to .help, gave
the victim CPR, but she sub-
sequently died.
Besides Deputy Gordineer
and Mr. Johnson, DeputyTim
Fulston was also recognized
for assisting.
Other lifesaving awards
went to Sgts. Stanley
Sokolowski and Johnny

Henry and Deputies Felix
Newkirk, Antonio Arbona,
Franklin Ferencz, Michael
Gargan, Edward Gonzalez
and Robert Russell, for sever-
al cases preventing St. Lucie
County jail inmates from
hanging themselves.
Detention Civilian of the
Quarter: Charles Strickland.
Detention Supervisor of
the Quarter: Sgt. Sokolowski
Detention Deputy of the
Quarter (for the last quarter
in 2008): JasonWheeler
Civilian of the Quarter:
Ashlee Mayr
Patrol Support Deputy of
the Quarter: Robert Howell
Administrative/Law
Enforcement Supervisor of
the Quarter: Doug Hardie
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out the Treasure Coast.

Poker
From page A9
37 tables, chandeliers and
45 flat'screen TVs, carrying
all major sporting events.
The room was built for the
poker enthusiast as evi-
denced by the variety of
games and tournaments.
"By far, our most popular
game is Texas Hold'Em,"

said Benny. Collett, presi-
dent and general manager..
Of particular note are the
poker room's promotions,
tournaments and jackpots.
More than $400,000 has
been won to date in its
"Bad-Beat" jackpot.
On May 23, a $30,000
tournament was held, with a
grand prize of two tickets
(valued at $10,000 apiece)
for the 2009 World Series of
Poker main event.

"The tournament was so
successful that we have
scheduled another WSOP
tournament for June 6," said
Mr. Neiman.
Parking and admission
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located at 1750 S. Kings
Highway. For more informa-
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call (772) 464-7500.'

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DEstimates of the amount
needed to kick off the proj-
ect run close to $125 million
putting trains on tracks for
the 300 miles, from Jack-
sonville to West Palm Beach,
Ms. Delany said.
Once in West Palm, the
passenger train would con-
nect to an existing route
from there to Miami.
The total length of the
project would be 350 miles,
but it would also include an
opportunity to link to a
national rail going from
New York to Miami, said
Ms. Delaney.
"This would open up new
destinations for tourism
and really creates access for
residents to have business
or pleasure travel," she said.
Ms. Delaney said the
project is an excellent can-
didate for the stimulus
funding.
"Because of the work that
has already been done on
this project back in 2001,
the project is nearly shovel-
ready, it has'a defined corri-
dor, has great economic
benefits and train transit is
an environmentally-friend-
ly way to travel," said Ms.
Delany.
"It's very consistent with
state and national initia-
tives with reducing carbon
footprints and improving a
green profile in the state
and nation," she said.
For more information
about the Treasure Coast
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Rock legend Pat Benatar
and her guitarist husband,
Neil Giraldo, will appear at
the Sunrise Theatre on July 1
at 7 p.m. Tickets are $57 and
$49.
Ms. Benatar, who won
Grammy awards in four con-
secutive years; was recog-
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female rock vocalist of all
time with hits such as "Hit
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and is a songwriter *and
musician, as well.

Lyric announces
new season

The Lyric Theatre in Stuart
has announced its,2009-10
season, a mix of returning
favorites and performers
new to Stuart.
The season begins Oct. 9
with jazz flutist Nestor Tor-
res. The Neville Brothers
return and Three Redneck
Tenors bring their new show
to Stuart. Foghat rounds out
the month.
November's guests include
the Vienna Chamber Orches-
tra with Philippe Entremont;
Elvis, as performed by Dar-
rell Dunhill; The Bacon
Brothers; American Big Band"
and 0 Theater-Whirled News
Tonight.
December brings young
violinist Chad Hoopes; "It's a
Wonderful Life: A live Radio
Play;" "That's Amore Dean
Martin and Friends;" The
Kingston Trio Christmas; an
evening of stand-up comedy
with Steve Solomon and
singer Ann Hampton Call-
away.
January brifigs a return of
the Capitol Steps; The Bronx
Wanderers Show; Lily Tom-
lin; the Terry Myers Orches-
tra; Shalom; The Dogs Gone
Wild Tour; MelTillis; comedi-
an Paula Pouhdstone and.
singer Leo Kottke.
February starts with a
return of "Dixie's Tupperware
Party," followed by "The
Music of Sam Cooke;" singer
Julie Budd; the winner of the
Van Cliburn competition;
Marilyn McCoo and Billy
Davis Jr.; Jack Hanna; the
Irish Rovers and Doc Grober
and the Mudcats.
March begins with the
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin;
a Night of Samba and Salsa;
Roy Clark; Over the Rhine;
satirist Mark Russell; the Leg-
ends of Doo-Wop; Arlo
See SCENE, B3

Students create

musical fantasy

By Shelley Koppel
Entertainment writer
Last year, Port St. Lucie
High School drama direc-
tor Patrick Madden chose
"Peter Pan" as the St. Lucie
County School Board's
summer production. In
that show, a special effects
company enabled a stu-
dent to fly.
This year, Mr. Madden
has selected "WillyWonka"
for the summer show and
the same special effects
team will be helping stu-
dents soar as they- bring
the Roald Dahl story to life
from June 17-21 at Port St.
Lucie High School.
Mr. Madden, who has
just completed 20 years at
the school, spoke recently
about the production.
The show features 72
students, ages 8-18, from
throughout St. Lucie
County, as well as an
orchestra of 27..
"It really fits in with our
program," Mr. Madden
said.
"It has all ages of kids
and I like the whimsical'
aspects of the story. It's like
the movie and book we
liked as kids. There are
great character parts and
great technical aspects."
"The people who did the
flying for 'Peter Pan' are
coming back," he said.
"There's flying in 'Willy
Wonka.' I thought .1I was
done with flying, but I
couldn't do it the way I
wanted to without the fly-

ing. We also had to buy a
bubble machine and
there's a chocolate water-
fall."
The student playing
Willy Wonka, Guillermo
Monaco, is a senior from
Venezuela who has only
been in the United States
since fall.
"He's a really talented
young man," Mr. Madden
said.
"He came to the United
States to .live with his
brother in St. Lucie County
and pursue acting. This is
the first play he tried out
for. He's going to be in the
theater program at IRSC.
He's so talented and such a
hard worker, with a beauti-
ful voice and stage pres-
ence."
Also in the cast are Tyler
Beauregard as Charlie
Bucket, Martin Olarte as
Grandpa Joe, Brandon
Block as Augustus Gloop,
M. Hurst as Mrs. Gloop,
Jessica Phipps as Veruca
Salt, Cameron Barbieri as
Mr. Salt, Bruno Chagas as
Mike-Teevee, Kim Propst as
Mrs. Teevee, Kira Ander-
son as Violet Beauregard
and Meghan Church as
Mrs. Beauregard.
The show, which will be
presented in the new,
state-of-the art gymnasi-
um, is funded entirely
through the sale of tickets.
"We .can charge, $12
because we draw thou-
sands of people to cover
expenses," Mr. Madden
said. "Our last few shows

have sold out. If we could
just keep having the same
great community support
and student interests that's
the key." ,

The St. Lucie County
School Board's production
of "Willy Wonka" will be
presented at-Port St. Lucie

High School,' 1201 S.E.
Lennard Road, on June 17-
21.Performances are June
17-20 at 7:30 p.m., June 20-
21 at2 p.m., and June 21 at
7 p.m. Tickets are $12 and
, are available at the school
and a variety of retail out-
lets.
Call (772) 337-6043.

Out & abIout

Special Events

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 -SUNDAY, JUNE 21
The Barn Theatre, 2400 S.E. Ocean
Blvd, Stuart, presents the drama "The
Subject was Roses." Performances are
Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and
Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20. Call
the box office at (772) 287-4884 or
order online at www.barn-theatre.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 -
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
*The Michael Parker farce "Whose
Wives are They Anyway?" will be
presented at IRSC's McAlpin Center,
3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce. Perfor-
mances are June 10-13 at 8 p.m. and
June 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. Call
the box office at (800) 220-9915.

STAR SCOPES
James Tucker
Week of 6-5-2009
Aries-March 21-April 19
Yours is a good life. You have
been given the eight keys of
true happiness: purpose,
love, peace, health, abun-
dance, faith, joy and creativi-
ty. Fill yourself each day with
these gifts given at birth and
you will meet all daily chal-
lenges with grace and ease.
You were chosen at birth to
be alpha, the leader of the
zodiac family, you know.

Taurus-April 20-May 20
You want a lot more out of
life than just basic survival.
You have earned it. Now go
get it. Refuse to let any
doubt, fear or indecision
hold you back. There are a
number of new opportuni-
ties at hand. You have the
courage, determination and
experience to move them
forward. Now it's time for
action. Success is assured.

Gemini-May 21-June 21
Make staying centered and
balanced your No. 1 priority.
Refuse to let the world or
negative people pull you
away from your causes and
commitments. New respon-
sibilities are coming. Keep
letting go of old habits, atti-
tudes, and things no longer
useful in life. Do this and it
will give you time to go fish-
ing. No need to work all the
time.

Cancer-June 22-July 22
Healing and family are two
-of your very most important
ideals. You give your best
under all circumstances. I
would say that you demon-
strate the finest of human
virtues. You aren't afraid to
go out on a limb to rescue a
stricken pal. You are truly a
bridge over troubled waters.
The angels cheer you on. So
do we.

Leo-July 23-Aug. 22
Leo, you are the middle of
the fire signs. This means
that you burn brighter and
hotter than your other zodiac
mates. Much success is
assured when you keep this
heat focused and directed on
your main goals. Refuse to
let unimportant things dilute
your passion. Continue to
roar and the universe will
continue to bless.

Virgo-Aug. 23-Sept. 22
You are always thankful and
grateful for the many bless-
ings you have been given in
See SCOPES, B2

Thomas H. Walls
Thomas H. Walls, 81, of
Port St. Lucie, died May 7,
2009.
He was born in Indi-
anapolis and lived in Port St.

Scopes
From,page B 1
life, Your progression and
happiness comes when you
maintain this edge. You are
so grounded. This is so good.
Just be sure that you are able
to enjoy the fruits of your
own labors, as well. You have
needs too, you know. Keep
the river of love flowing.,
Libra-Sept. 23-Oct.22
Your energy is strong and
positive. You are fearless in
protecting your own life and
those you love. You of great
balance know the rules of
teamwork. You are flexible
and have the ability to
change. This is true no mat-

Lucie for a year.'
He is survived by his wife
of 53 years, Phyllis; three
daughters, Kathy, Kelly and
Karen; a son, Brian; a broth-
er, James; five grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child.

ter what your age. Your eter-
nal youthfulness just goes to
show how much you have
continue to grow

Scorpio- Oct. 23-Nov. 21
Your spirit is so strong. You
never give up because of
your large heart. You have
true class. You have so much
love in that big heart. Every-
one who know you feels it.
Venus *made a lasting
impression on you. Your
guardian angels are there for
you too. With all these bless-
ings, you are sure to win.

Sagittarius-Nov. 22-Dec. 21
You are so grounded, but
you also are a dreamer. Life
works best when you are
able to fantasize, dream and
manifest your dreams in
physical form. Dreams, like
seeds, have to be grounded
in order to grow, you know.
You are the archer. Know
what you want, plant your
seeds and aim for the stars.
Now you have the best of
both worlds.

Capricorn-Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Continue to stay balanced
for the next few weeks.
There is so much important
work for you soon to do.
You are the most powerful
of signs. You start your zodi-
ac family out on this cosmic
journey eachyear. Thanks
for the rebirthing. We could-
n't do it without you. We
have to be kind to you. What
goes around comes around.

Aquarius-Jan. 20-Feb. 18
Attention to details is one of
your greatest gifts. An artist

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like you brings out the light
and feelings from your cre-
ations. This is your age, you
know. Open the gates each
day like a river and run like
the champion you are. You
have prepared yourself.
Continue to encourage oth-
ers to run their race and win.
You are such a great inspira-
tion.

Pisces-Feb. 19-March 20
You continue to create a
new and better world
around all of us. Your heart
and spirit is so awesome.
You, continue to create a
new and better world
around us and give us direc-
tion. You are the- omega of
the zodiac family. You bring
it all to a happy ending.
Then help us start over
again. You are creating a
new and better world.

Star visions

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your. life. A personalized
astrology chart, private
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group talk or past life
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Scene
From page B1
Guthrie; soprano Sasha
Cooke; The American Blue-
grass Masters Tour; Janis Ian;
American Ballet Theater II;
Peter Lemongello; Stepcrew
and "'Til Death Us Do Part:
Late Nite Catechism 3."
For April, Broadway legend
Chita Rivera comes to town,
followed by Thunder from
Down Under.
Instead of having one big
fundraiser, this year the the-
ater has decided to have sev-
eral mini-fundraisers. The
Lily Tomlin, Marilyn McCoo
and Billy Davis Jr. and Mark
Russell shows are in this cate-
gory.
Tickets for Lyric Theatre
members are on sale now.
Tickets for the general public
will go on sale Sept. 8. Mem-
berships start at $35.
Call the box office at (772)
286-7827 or visit the Web site
atwww.lyrictheatre.com.

Choirs seek
rehearsal space

The Ave D Boys' Choir and
the newly-formed girls' choir
need a rehearsal facility. Both
choirs have become so suc-,
cessful that space is needed
for rehearsals seven days a
week.
Dani Dreizehnter, the Fort
Pierce youth officer who vol-
unteers with the choirs, said
they really need a home of
their own.
"While we greatly appreci-
ate the generous donation of
free use by the First United
Methodist Church and
Nofthside Christian Fellow-
ship Church, when the
churches have a function,
rehearsals are cancelled and
it is difficult to re-schedule."
The desired location would
have a place to leave and
secure equipment, accom-
modate 70 children and 15
adults, fit tables and chairs
for the meals that are served
with each rehearsal and for
tutoring, contain some office
space and an area for cook-
ing and cooling equipment
for food preparation.
The organizations are
totally funded by donation-
and gifts are welcome. Volun-
teers are also needed.,
If you wish to make a con-
tribution or know of a space
the groups could use, call Ms.
Dreizehnter at (772) 882-
2316.

Sunrise announces
donation

The Sunrise Theatre in Fort
Pierce has received a $20,000
grant by the National City-
Harbor. Foundation. The
grant is to be used for the
renovation of the vacant
space within the theater.
That space will be a smaller
theater and community
resource.
The foundation is the char-
itable giving arm of PNC
Financial Services.

Free movie matinees

The Fort Pierce Branch
Library, located at 101
Melody Lane, has moved its
movie matinees to: Friday.
The theme for June is sports.
On June 5; "The Baseball
Fix," with John Ireland will be
screened.
June 12 brings "Champi-
on,"'with Kirk Douglas.
"The Jackie Robinson

Story," with Louise Beavers,
will be shown on June 19.
The month ends with
Kevin Costner in "Field of
Dreams," on June 26.
All movies are free and
begin at 2 p.m.

Library offers events
for children, teens

The Martin County Library
System kicks off its summer
program with two events.
On June 8, the Atlantic
Coast Theatre presents "Mys-
terious Mona Lisa," at the
Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Mon-
terey Road, Stuart at 6 p.m.
Mathew James Magic
comes to the Hobe Sound
Library, 10595 S.E. Federal
Highway, on June 10 at 6 p.m.
and to the Robert Morgade
Library, 5851 S.E. Communi-

ty Drive, Stuart, on June 11 at
6p.m.
The libraries will also offer
special events to accompany
the summer teen reading
program.
The events, which are free
but may require pre-registra-
tion, include surfrider night
on June 10; a knitting and
crochet club; wacky chem-
istry Saturday on June 20;
jazz up your jeans on June 20;
tie-dye nights on June 24, July
29 and Aug. 5; hip hop dance
classes on July 16 and Aug. 5;
and sock puppet night on
Aug. 10.
The reading program runs
from June 6-Aug. 15.
For dates and locations of
specific events, pick up a flier
or newsletter at any branch
library or visit the Web site
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The Morningside Branch
Library, 2410 Morningside
Blvd., Port St. Lucie, will
present the work of a local
artist and two photogra-
phers.
Through June, the library
will display the mixed-
media work of local art
teacher Loretta Vitello and
the. photography of Neil
Kohanski and Linka Odom.
The two photographers trav-
el together and shoot the
same things with different
results.
The display is part of the
ongoing "Walls of Art" pro-
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display.
If you wish to show your
handicrafts or artwork, call
(772) 337-5632 or visit the
library.

Author to speak

Local author Kathleen
Fuller, whose book, "Not
Your Mother's Diet," was a
bestseller on Amazon, will
speak at Peggy's Natural
Foods, 9835 S.E. Federal
Highway, Hobe Sound, on
June 6 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and
2p.m.
Topics for discussion
include changing eating
habits by changing your
mind-set and how to jump-
start the diet process.
For more information, call
(772) 220-4556.

Hello smart shoppers, .
hope you had a good
week.
With the economy the
way it is, it's time to get back
to the basic, inexpensive
days of yesteryears.
We know we can't go back
to the comforts of our
childhood, but we can go
back to the comfort foods of
that time.
Comfort foods such as
roast beef, pot roast, beef
stew, roast chicken, meat
loaf, macaroni and cheese,
etc., filled our tummies and
made us feel good. Some of
these recipes I've already

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you this week and in future
columns; all are in my
cookbook.
The only difference is,
comfort foods ofyears ago
were bad for.you when it
came to calories, fat and
cholesterol (who knew)? I
will give you the original
recipe and then the "you

pepper.
If you like red gravy with
your meatloaf, top meat
with about 1/2-cup tomato
sauce; if not, add about 1/2-
cup water or broth to the
pan.
Cover and bake at 350
degrees for one hour. When
done, transfer meat to a
platter and remove vegeta-
bles with a slotted spoon.

LOW-FAT GRAVY
Here's the trick to low-fat
gravy: pour meat juices
into a medium-size
saucepan. Add 1/2-cup
water to the roasting pan
and heat, scraping up all
the browned drippings.
Pour into saucepan. Toss in
8 to 10 ice cubes and let sit
until all fat has congealed*
and clung to the cubes.
Remove the remaining
cubes and fat with a slotted
spoon.
Bring liquid to a boil,
adding more water for
more gravy, and thicken
with flour and water. (Add
,2-3 heaping tablespoons
flour to ajar containing 1-
cup water. Cover tightly
and shake to blend).,
Drizzle flour mixture a little
at a time into boiling liquid,
stirring constantly (flour
thickens gravy when it
comes to a boil) until the
gravy is of desired consis-
tency.
STo make good gravy for
any kind of meat or poultry,
you must always have two

things in your pantry:
Gravy Master (a dark brown
liquid that is usually found
above the ketchup in the
supermarket), and brown
or golden powdered
bouillon, which is sold in
little boxes. They can be
found above the soups.
Check the gravy. Color
pale? Add a little Gravy
Master. Tastes bland? Add a
packet or two of brown
powdered bouillon.

BAKED MACARONI
AND CHEESE
Regular and low fat
A national favorite,
macaroni and cheese is
truly the bad guy when it
comes to high-fat, high-
cholesterol food.
Substitute four slices of
fat-free American cheese
and low-fat grated mild
cheddar cheese to equal 2
cups, and use skim milk or
evaporated skim milk
(undiluted) for the milk, and
you have a delicious low-fat
macaroni and cheese.
8 ounces elbow macaToni
2 cups cubedAmerican
cheese or mild cheddar
. 2 tablespoons flour
1/2-teaspoon each of salt
and black pepper
2 cups milk
Paprika
Cook macaroni according
to package directions, but
cutting the time almost in
half. You want the noodles
very firm, since they will
continue cooking in the
oven. Drain and cool under
running water; drain again.
Meanwhile, mix flour
with salt and pepper. Toss
with cheese to coat evenly.
Add to drained macaroni
and mix. Pour into a 1-1/2
quart casserole that has
been treated with cooking
spray. Add milk, do not stir.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake inaJ5S0-degiee
o'en for 45 minutes.
Iam available for talks
from south Vero to Hobe
Sound, call (772) 465-5656
or (800) 823-0466.
When a recipe is not in
my cookbook, it will have
(NIB) next to the title.
For an autographed
cookbook, "Romancing The
Stove with the Grammy
Guru," send $17.50. For
multiple books sent to one
address it's $3.50 S&H for
one book, add $2 postage
for each additional book
($15 plus $2). Send to:
Arlene M. Borg, 265 S.W.
Port St. Lucie Blvd, No. 149,
Port St. Lucie, FL
34984. Check, money order,
Visa, Master Card or Paypal
accepted or visit Borders in
the Treasure Coast Square
Mall in Jensen Beach, Books
a Million in Boynton Beach
or Vero Book Center in Vero
Beach.
Visit my Web site at
www.romancingthestove.n
et or send me an e-mail at
arlene@romancingthestove
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 -
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
*St. Lucie School Board
Summer Musical, "Willy
Wonka," will be presented
at Port St. Lucie High School,
1201 S.E. Lennard Road.
Performances are June 17-20
at 7:30 p.m., June 20-21 at 2
p.m. and June 21 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $12 and are
available-at the school and at
retail outlets in Port St. Lucie.
Call (772) 337-6043 for'
more information.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18 -
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
*IRSC students present
"Jerome Kern: The Original
American Songwriter," at
the McAlpin Center, 3209,
Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
Performances are June 18-20
at 8 p.m. and June 20 at 2
p.m. Tickets are $12. Call the-
box office at (800) 220-
9915.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
*The Sauce Boss, Bill
Wharton, brings his blues
and gumbo cooking to the
Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler
Ave., Stuart, at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $30. Call the box office at
(77.2) 286-7827 or order
online at
www.lyrictheatre.com.

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downtown Fort Pierce, on
Melody Lane and Avenue A.,
The free event is held from
5:30-8:30 p.m. on the first
Friday of every month,.
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Obituaries
From page B2
Coast Chapel,
Thomas C. Bocchino
Thomas C. Bocchino, 83,
of Port St. Lucie, died May
17, 2009.
He was born in Pough-
keepsie, N.Y., and lived in
Port St. Lucie for two years.
He served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II.
He was an audio video
specialist in corrmunica-
tion for 40 years with IBM.
He was a communicant at
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Catholic Church in Port St.
Lucie.
He was a member of
Knights of Columbus Coun-
cil 7514 in Port St. Lucie and
the Professional Photogra-
phers Association.
He was preceded in death
by a sister, Josephine and
two grandchildren..
\ He is survived by his wife
of' 57 years,, Anne; four
daughters, -Susan, Patricia,
Linda and Mary; three sons,
Thomas, John and Joseph; a
sister, Anna; 21 grandchil-
dren and four great-grand-
children.
Donations may be made
to the Connecticut Cam-
paign Against Cooley's Ane-
mia, 356 Augusta Drive,
Orange, CT 06477. Arrange-
ments by Forest Hills Funeral

Homes Byrd Young and Prill
Chapel.

Donald C. Rogers
Donald C. Rogers, 82, of
Port St. Lucie, died May 14,
2009.
He was born in Glouces-
ter, Mass., and lived in Port
St. Lucie for five years.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Arthur and
Helen.
He is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Elaine; a son,
Lee; a daughter, Derry and
three grandchildren.
Donations may be made
to the American Cancer Soci-
ety, P.O. Box 22538, Okla-
homa City, OK 73123.
Arrangements by-All County
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Treasure Coast Chapel.
Grace D.
Whitaker-Gabbard
.Grace D. Whitaker-Gab-
bard, 80, of Port St. Lucie,
died May 20, 2009.
She was born in Fallsburg,
Ky., and lived, in Port St.
Lucie for 25 years.
She was a member of the
First United Methodist
Church of Port St. Lucie.
She was preceded in
death by her husbands,
Roscoe and Billy, and a
daughter, Anita.:
She is survived by a,
daughter, Donna; a sister,

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Effa and four grandchildren.
Donations may be made
to the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation,
1309 North Flagler Drive,
5th floor West Palm Beach,
FL 33401. Arrangements by
All County Funeral Home &
Crematory, Treasure Coast
Chapel.
Patricia Stewart
Patricia Stewart, 81, of
Port St. Lucie, died May 11,
2009.
She was born in Chicago.
She was a saleswoman for
Burdines and Macy's
department stores.
She is survived by her
daughter, Linda; a son, Jerry
and four grandchildren.
Arrangements by the Yates
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Port St. Lucie Chapel.

Howard A. Heller
Howard A. Heller, 85, of
Port St. Lucie, died May 20,
2009.
He was born. in Brooklyn,
N.Y., and lived in Port St.
Lucie for 21 years.
He was an insurance
underwriting manager.
He served in the Army
during World War II, and
was a member of American
Legion Post 318.
He is survived by his com-
panion of 10 years,. Mar-
guerite and a son, Gerard.
Arrangements by All
County Funeral Home &
Crematory, Treasure Coast
Chapel.

Francisco J. Grullon
Francisco J. Grullon, 51, of
Port St. Lucie, died May 19,
2009.
He was born in the'
Dominican Republic and
lived in Port St. Lucie for 13
years.
He was employed by the
Legacy Golf & Tennis Club
in St. Lucie West.
He is survived by his wife
of 32 years, Nazareth; three
sons, Greiton, Glenn and
Gary and two ,granddaugh-
ters.
Arrangements by the Yates
SFuneral Home & Crematory,
Pot r St. Lucie Chapel.
Vito Lusuriello Jr.
Vito Lusuriello, Jr., 74,, of
Port St.' Lucie, died May 22,
2009.
He was born in the Bronx,
N.Y., and lived in Port St.
Lucie for seven years.
He served in the U.S. Navy
and was a member of the
Cascades bocci team.
He is survived by his wife
of 47 years, Elaine; two
daughters, Susan and
Denise; two sons, John and
lain; a brother, Nicholas and
three grandchildren.
Arrangements by the Yates
Funeral Home& Crematory,
Port St. Lucie Chapel.

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Summer brings changes to golf courses

hat time of the year
loathed by all golfers is
here. Now is the
moment when golfers
across the land swear at
every course superintend-
ent in town.
By now, or within the next
few weeks, every course will
undergo aerification, as
they ready themselves for
the summer season and try
to remove some of the
compaction that came with
the overly-dry winter and
spring we've experienced.
Nearly every golfer
despises this practice,
including myself. It always
seems that just when the
course is at its best, it's time
for major work to be done.
When you look at the long-
term benefits, however, it's
easy to understand why
aerification is a necessary .
evil.
Like changing the oil in
your car, aerification is a
form of preventative
maintenance. Aerification is
an integral part of any
successful golf course
management plan. The job
of every superintendent is
not only to make the course
look fabulous today, but
also tomorrow and down-
the road.
It's important for every-
one to understand how
important aerification is to
producing healthy turf and
a healthy golf course in the
future. Aerification achieves
three major objectives.

First, it relieves soil
compaction. Second, it
provides a method for
improving soil mixture
around the highest part of
the grass root system.
Finally, it reduces or
prevents the build-up of too
much thatch.
When golfers by the
thousands walk on the
greens and drive carts on
the fairways, the traffic
causes the soil near the
surface to compact into a
single hard layer.
Over time, the soil
becomes so tightly com-
pacted that water and air
have a difficult time pene-
trating the surface to reach
.the root system of the grass.
Once this begins, the
roots decline, the turf
becomes weak and disease
and other problems begin
to appear.
Aerification pulls plugs
from the compacted soil,
allowing an infusion of life-
sustaining water and air to
reach the roots and bring
about growth.
To give you a idea of just
how compacted the soil
becomes, pick up a few of
the plugs laying around
after the superintendent is

done.
Try to break them or
crush them with your
fingers. They often feel like
little plugs of cement. Now
imagine air and water trying
to penetrate a layer of this
to reach the roots.
On the greens, the holes
are filled with a sand-like
topdressing that drains well
and resists compaction. By
introducing this sandy
topdressing periodically, a
superintendent improves
the green's top layer and
helps avoid the expense of
rebuilding or renovating the
green.
The growth of turf adds to
the protective layer of
organic material on the
surface.
This layer, called thatch, is
an accumulation of dead
grass, leaves, stems and
roots. A strong and healthy
thatch layer helps the turf
recover faster from divots
and cart tracks and helps
prevent the intrusion of
insects and disease.
The newest verification
machines use smaller tongs
to pull plugs from the
greens. These smaller holes

help the green heal faster
and allows superintendents
to get a better dispersion of
topdressing. It usually takes
a couple of weeks and a few
days or nights of steady rain
for the course to fully
recover.
If course superintendents
plan to keep the course
healthy and in-playable
shape over the hot summer
months, they need to start
now by getting the grass as
lush and happy as possible.
I'll gladly trade a couple
weeks of putts that bounce
a few more times ifit means
I get to play on a better
course over the summer.
So, before you trash your
superintendent the next
time you see him fueling up
the aerification machines,
remember that he's only
trying to provide you with
the best golf course, now
and in the future.

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -
The St. Lucie County
Cooperative Extension
Office, in partnership
with 4-H, will host two
camps this summer.
The X-treme Sports
Camp runs June 22-26
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Designed for ages 11to
15, the X-treme Sports
Camp will feature
activities such as paint-
ball, surfing, swimming,
sumo wrestling, dodge
ball, soccer and kayak-
ing. The cost to partici-
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Camps
From page BT7
deadline is June 12.
The Bug-A-Boo Camp
runs July 6-10 from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Created for
children 8 to 11, this
camp is designed to
uncover the world of
insects.
With help from Univer-
sity of Florida entomolo-
gists and extension
agents, participants will
learn about insect
orders, characteristics,
identification, pinning
and labeling.

This camp includes
kayaking, hiking and an
adventure to a major
Florida theme park. The
cost to participate is
$150 per child, and the
registration deadline is
June 26.

For more information
or to register for the
camps, call (772) 462-
1660 or send an e-mail to
Kate O'Neill at
kasmi@ufl.edu.
The St. Lucie County
Cooperative Extension
Office is located at 8400
Picos Road in Fort Pierce.

County seeks public's input on

sand-bypassing project for inlet

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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -
St. Lucie County will hold
a public workshop to pro-
vide information and gath-
er community input on a
potential inlet sand-
bypassing project at Fort
Pierce Inlet.
The workshop will be

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held on Wednesday June
10 from 6-8 p.m. in the St.
Lucie County Commission
Chambers, Roger Poitras
Administration Annex,
2300 Virginia Ave., Fort
Pierce.
St. Lucie County volun-
teered as the local sponsor,
in partnership with the
state, to implement the
1997 Fort Pierce Inlet man-
agement plan, which
includes investigating
methods to help mitigate
erosion of the federally-
maintained inlet to the
down-drift beaches.

Fort Pierce Inlet con-
stantly captures sand that
would otherwise move
south along the barrier
island, resulting in contin-
uing beach erosion south
of the inlet.
The study area being
evaluated includes the
inside of the northern
shoreline of Fort Pierce
Inlet and Jetty. A basin is
being considered in this
general location to capture
sand entering the inlet for
transfer (bypassing) to the
beaches south of the inlet.
This workshop is an

opportunity for the com-
munity to help formulate a
project to improve man-
agement of the Fort Pierce
Inlet and the beaches of St.
Lucie County.
The meeting will include
a brief presentation of the
proposed plan and avail-
able data summarized, fol-
lowed by an open public
forum.
The public is invited and
encouraged to participate
in this informative work-
shop.
For more information,
call (772) 462-1710.

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